A Miniature Robot for Retraction Tasks under Vision Assistance in Minimally Invasive Surgery

Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) is one of the main aims of modern medicine. It enables surgery to be performed with a lower number and severity of incisions. Medical robots have been developed worldwide to offer a robotic alternative to traditional medical procedures. New approaches aimed at a subs...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Tortora, Tommaso Ranzani, Iris De Falco, Paolo Dario, Arianna Menciassi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-03-01
Series:Robotics
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/3/1/70